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Finnish names for a real baby
My friend is going to have a baby; she and her husband come from families of Finnish descent so they are looking into appropriate names. (We live in a heavily Scandinavian area where you can hardly throw a stone without landing it near an elderly Saari, Paavo, or Toivo.) For a girl they're considering the name Milla (ME la) Sisu or Saari Irina. For a boy they are looking at Nikolaus Laine (LIE neh) or Matias Sisu. You can find some pronunciations here: http://www.sci.fi/~kajun/finns/meanings.htmWhat do you think? They're looking for humane options, nothing with a pronunciation too far from its spelling, while holding up with their heritage at the same time.
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Finnish names for a real baby  ·  Eilis Caitriona  ·  6/12/2005, 7:57 PM
Re: Finnish names for a real baby  ·  M  ·  6/14/2005, 2:12 PM
Re: Finnish names for a real baby  ·  Eilis Caitriona  ·  6/14/2005, 6:31 PM
Re: Finnish names for a real baby  ·  chazda  ·  6/13/2005, 12:39 AM
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Re: Finnish names for a real baby  ·  Marija Luminitsa  ·  6/12/2005, 11:31 PM
Re: Finnish names for a real baby  ·  shangrila_la  ·  6/12/2005, 8:39 PM
Re: Finnish names for a real baby  ·  Alena  ·  6/12/2005, 8:37 PM